A 23% benefit cut, retroactive payments, and new tax rules may impact when you should claim Social Security. These five ...

My husband of 39 years passed away suddenly at age 68.

When a survivor benefit suddenly shrinks because the Social Security Administration says it paid you too much, the letter can ...

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How much Social Security income spouses receive depends on their claim age and the primary insurance amount (PIA) of their ...

For between 80% and 90% of retirees, Social Security income is a necessity, in some capacity, to make ends meet. A history-making cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) is on the way for Social Security's ...

According to estimates from the SSA's 2026 COLA Fact Sheet, the average monthly retired-worker benefit is expected to climb ...

More than half of all U.S. states have been encouraged by the federal government to change laws surrounding Social Security benefits and children in foster care. The Department of Health and Human ...

Yes, the federal government will take a cut of Social Security, which can include monthly retirement, survivor and disability benefits, if total income exceeds certain amounts. But recipients also ...

Roughly 70 million Americans rely on monthly payments from the Social Security Administration (SSA), including retirees and people with disabilities. Because of the size of the program, benefits are ...

“Why are states stealing money from literal orphans?” That’s the question then-R Street fellow Shoshana Weissmann asked child welfare expert Maureen Flatley on a Federalist Society podcast earlier ...

If you’re among the 74.5 million Americans receiving Social Security benefits — or planning to claim them soon — the SSA has announced its official updates for 2026, and several changes affect your ...